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There were more great games than one could count this weekend, so Keith McMillan and Pat Coleman took some extra time to go through them all. What does the weekend mean for Mary Hardin-Baylor and who is the third-best team in Division III after Mount Union and UW-Whitewater? Oddly enough, we discussed the final play of the Trinity/Millsaps game, like everyone else. What does Pool B look like after Salisbury’s first loss? Is there ever a good way to take a late-season defeat?

When you only have one game between Top 25 teams, that means we should come to expect upsets. As playoff season approaches, each upset becomes more magnified. Keith McMillan and Pat Coleman examine the consequences from Week 8 in this week’s Around the Nation Podcast. Plus, the week we’ve been waiting for is finally here — five games between Top 25 teams, including the No. 2/No. 3 showdown in Whitewater.

Keith McMillan and Pat Coleman did a whirlwind tour of Chicago on Saturday, visiting six stadiums, talking to five coaches and seeing one and two-half games. The night culminated in a great Division III atmosphere at Wheaton, where the lights, turf and new video board provided the perfect frame for a great game. Keith and Pat talk about what they saw and what happened elsewhere in Week 7 in this week’s Around the Nation Podcast.

There were some puzzling results on Friday and Saturday, and while Keith McMillan and Pat Coleman try to make sense of them, you can listen along in this week’s Around the Nation podcast. What are the prospects now for upsettees Trinity (Texas), Wartburg and Baldwin-Wallace? Keith returned from a trip to Texas this weekend and gives us his take on Mary Hardin-Baylor. Are the No. 2 Crusaders the team that can challenge Mount Union? Hear Keith’s take. Plus, we explore some of the unlikely names at the top of conference standings.

Around 6 p.m., Saturday looked like an interesting day, but nothing spectacular. Then the UW-La Crosse/UW-Whitewater game turned, St. John Fisher went down and Willamette kicked Linfield’s unbeaten D-III record to the curb. In the end, a lot of news at the top of the poll. This week’s Around the Nation podcast focuses on those games, but also deals with Hampden-Sydney, Trinity (Conn.), Williams, TCNJ, Capital, Mount Union, Redlands, Occidental and the great games in the upcoming week.

Pat Coleman and Keith McMillan may not have traveled very far this weekend but the week that was in Division III did not escape them. This week’s Around the Nation podcast focuses on three teams that made the proverbial statement this weekend: Alfred, Montclair State and Rowan, but also touches on Hampden-Sydney, Guilford, Washington U., Bowdoin, RPI, Central, Whitworth, Moravian and others.

Around the Nation went across the nation this past weekend to see what all the Catdome hype was about in the Pacific Northwest. Hear Keith McMillan and Pat Coleman talk about the Linfield/Hardin-Simmons game and more. Other subjects and teams touched on this week: Salisbury, Montclair State, Hartwick’s star running back, Rowan’s new quarterback, Carnegie Mellon’s decision to go for two, UW-Whitewater’s loss in D-II, Capital’s potential loss at receiver and much more.

Miss the weekend games? Did you take the weekend off when your team did? Get up to date with the ATN podcast. Keith McMillan and Pat Coleman discuss Week 2 in Division III, from the mild surprise out West, to the Springfield offense, to the extreme one-week swing for Christopher Newport. Also discussed: St. John’s, Wesley, Delaware Valley, Albright, Wabash, Linfield, Hardin-Simmons and Salisbury, among others. Click the play button to listen. The player requires Flash.

Keith McMillan and Pat Coleman saw a couple of games this weekend and followed the other 80-some from afar. Hear the gurus’ take on Week 1 action below. Click the play button to listen. This is a new weekly feature for D3football.com. The player requires Flash.